Name: Bike Lane Brewery Reston to Colvin Run Mill (Rating: B)
Start: 2025-11-21T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-21T13:30:00-05:00
Location: The Bike Lane (new shop location)

You must read the following NVHC Sign-in Sheet Statement/Liability Disclaimer, [https://nvhc.com/signin.pdf](https://nvhc.com/signin.pdf) and then answer the question that you will see when you RSVP with "I accept" to be permitted on the hike.

This is an enjoyable hike with wooded trails and a brewery/cafe at the end. The hike is about 9.2-miles with 450 feet of elevation. We'll start at the Bike Lane Bicycle Shop and Brewery and hike through Lake Fairfax Park and the Colvin Run trail. The route will be a "lollipop" with a loop in Lake Fairfax and an "out and back" along Colvin Run to the Mill where we'll take our break.
**Colvin Run Mill** is in [Great Falls](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Falls,_Virginia "Great Falls, Virginia"), [Virginia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia "Virginia"). Built c. 1811, Colvin Run Mill is the sole surviving operational 19th-century water-powered [mill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watermill "Watermill") in the [Washington, D.C.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C. "Washington, D.C.") [metropolitan area](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C._metropolitan_area "Washington, D.C. metropolitan area"), and its restored mechanism is a nationally significant example of automated technologies pioneered in milling and later adopted across American industry. (Wikipedia)

You must be experienced with hikes of this length and elevation gain. We hike at a pace of approximately 2.5 mph while moving.

Dogs are welcome on this hike in accordance with the NVHC Dog Policy. [https://tinyurl.com/nvhcdogpolicyhttps://tinyurl.com/nvhcdogpolic](https://tinyurl.com/nvhcdogpolicy)

Leaders: Steve Frith cell 703-629-0174

Park Entry Fee: $0.00

Map for hike:
https://www.gaiagps.com/public/kalxDAAu7vp12fnDBX2UPup9

Steve F. 🥾🥾

Willem Janssen 🥾🥾

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